MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A missing marsupial who was unaccounted for following strong storms in Memphis on Wednesday has been found safe at the zoo.
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In a Facebook post, the Memphis Zoo said the wallaby was found in the service yard on zoo property. Attached to the post were photos, one of which shows wallaby footprints, which zookeepers spotted and led them to the missing animal.
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Posted by Memphis Zoo on Friday, April 15, 2022
The zoo said the wallaby, now with his group, was taken to the hospital for observation.
The Memphis Zoo experienced flash flooding inside the KangaZoo exhibit, where the wallaby lives, and while evacuating the animals to the animal hospital found that the wallaby was unaccounted for, WHBQ reported.
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